St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14

The ST. raul City Railway company
| Malcolm Mckay and John SunStrom
respectively made application and sub
mitted bond for license to make eXcava-
tons for building areas, cellars, founda-
| tons or other improvements into, upon
or under public highways, streets or
| sidewalks, which were granted in ac-
cordance with rules and regulations and
bonds approved.
| Bids were opened and read for the
construction of sewer on Franklin
street, from Elm street to Sherman
street, as follows, to-wit:
William Stockton and John
LlndqulSt. .................... $500 90
| Hans Hansen. ................. 800. 90
After which the said bids were re-
ferred to the Engineer for report as to
reaSOnablenesS.
| The Engineer submitted report of the
estimates allowed for work on the pub
lie contracts in operation and under his
charge, and of the cost of cleaning and
repairing streets during the month of
March, 1887, which report was accepted
and ordered transmitted to the Council.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost the following report
was ordered sent to the Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the CITY of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council. approved
Sept. -, 1856, relative to the grading of
an alley i'll block 81, Asche's subdi-
vision of Lyman Dayton addition, and
having investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that it
is necessary and proper to grade alley
in Asche's subdivision of block 81, Ly-
man Dayton'S addition to st. Paul; that
the estimated expense thereof is sl79.60,
! One-half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is
let; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the
extent of the costs and expenses neces-
sary to be incurred thereby; that said
Improvement is not asked for by petit
ton of majority of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said
| Improvement, and an order for your
adoption, if you desire us to make the
improvement. Yeas 4, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for the grading of
Phalen street, from Seventh street to
Harvester alley; Edgerton street, from
Decatur street to Maryland street; and
for the construction of a sewer on said
Edgerton street, from Decatur street to
| York street, together with the necessary
catchbaSins and manholeS (under one
contract, the same were examined and
approved, and the Clerk was directed to
advertise for bids for said improve
mentS.
The Council having annulled their ac-
ton approving the awards of the Board
to j. III. Fielding for the paving of
| Eighth street, from Locust Steeet to
| Wabasha street, and Wacouta street,
| from the Union Depot grounds to Ninth
9th street, with cedar blocks and gran
| tie curbing, and directed said improve
mentS readvertiSed for bids: the action
of the Board on the 18th ult awarding
said Fielding said contracts was an
nulled and all bids for said paving re-
| jected.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
April q, 1887, for formal report on
| opening, widening and extension of
| EdgertOn street, from Maryland street to
north city limits: De Soto street, from
| Rose street to Brainard avenue: Gaul-
| tier street, to width of SiXty-SiX feet
from Atwater street to Front street, and
| WyZata street, from Rice street, thence
west about one and One-half CLOCKS to
| conform with width of balance of street,;
| also on opening and widening Ross
| street, from Duluth avenue to Atlantic
| worth street, from st. Claire street to
Front street: Oxford street, from ST.
| Claire street to Grant street; and also
on opening an alley twenty feet wide
| through block 3, of Skidmore q Cas-
| Sidy'S addition, and block 6, of Kunn' S
addition. Referred to Engineer for plan
| of land to be taken.
Order of Council to Board, approved
| April 81, 1887, for formal report on con-
| demning and taking for a public street
| lot Is, in CoX's First addition to st. Paul.
Referred to Engineer for plan of land to
| be taken.
Order of Council to Board, approved
| April 81, 1887, for formal report on con-
| demning an easement for the construct
| ion of the necessary slopes on Edgerton
| street, from Decatur street to Maryland
| street. Referred to Engineer for plan
of slopes and location of buildings.
Order of Council to Board, approved
| April 81, 1887, for formal report on a
change of grade on North street, from
Seventh street to Preble street. Re-
ferred to Engineer for profile and loca-
ton of buildings.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
| April 81, 1887, for formal report on paw
ing College avenue, from Cedar street
| to West Third street, with cedar blocks
and granite curbing. and also the alley
| in block 5, st. Paul Proper, from Cedar
| street to Minnesota street, with cedar
| blocks. Referred to Engineer for plan
| and estimate of cost.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
| April 81, 1887, for formal report on grad
| ing RavOuX street, from Rondo street to
| st. Anthony avenue; Agate street, from
| CORTLAND street to Magnolia street;
| Francis street, from Arcade street to
or I, ctr
| Concord street to intersection with
! State street: Ravine street, from Maple
| street to Maria avenue; State street,
| from levee to Isabel street: State street,
| from Isabel street to intersection of
| South Robert street, and South Robert
| street, from State street to South city
| limits, Bay street, from Stewart avenue
| to Butternut street, Euclid street, from
| Maple street to Maria avenue, Fairfield
avenue, from Dakota avenue to Belle
street, Bidwell street, from Prospect
Terrace to the south city limits, Penn
| Sylvania avenue, from Torrent street
to Jackson street; also alley from Sum-
nit avenue to Park Place Drive and al
ley in blocks IL and 90, from Earl street
to Seventh street in Terry's addition.
Referred to Engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
April 81, 1887, for formal report on con-
structiOn of sewer on University ave-
nue., from Arundel street to Marion
street, on Selby avenue, from Dale
street to Miller street, on Laurel ave-
nue., from Dale street to st. Adams
street, on Smith street. between Doug
las street and Wilken street, and
also on Brook street from Fourth
street to Seventh street: thence
along the Valley of Trout
Brook to LAFAYETTE avenue Referred